CURRENT ISSUE

  Vol. 49   No. 9   September 2010

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Guest Editorial
It’s Just a Saying...

Linda Caputi, MSN, EdD, RN, CNE

Major Articles
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Remediation Interventions to Improve NCLEX-RN Pass Rates

Tracy D. Pennington, MS, RN and Darrell Spurlock, Jr., PhD, RN

Predictability Associated with Exit Examinations: A Literature Review

Mariann Harding, MSN, RN, CNE

Academic Predictors of Success in a Nursing Program

Amanda A. Wolkowitz, PhD and Jeffrey A. Kelley, PhD

Leadership in Doctoral Nursing Research Programs

Ann F. Minnick, PhD, RN, FAAN; Linda D. Norman, DSN, RN, FAAN; Beth Donaghey, MA; LTC Linda W. Fisher, RN, MHA, FACHE and Irene M. McKirgan, MSM, CHES

Educational Innovations
DIFE: A New Model in Undergraduate Nursing Education

Kathy Holloway, MHSc, RN; Nick Polaschek, PhD, RN and Leanne Pool, MPhil(Nursing), RN

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Clinical Evaluation Tool

Teresa Walsh, PhD, RN; Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN; Mary A. Paterson, PhD, RN and Cindy Grandjean, PhD, CRNP, RN

Research Briefs
Evaluating the Effect of Interactive Audience Response Systems on the Perceived Learning Experience of Nursing Students

Ava G. Porter, DNP, RN, CNE and Stuart Tousman, PhD

Efficacy of Podcasting: Use in Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in a College of Nursing

Maura C. Schlairet, EdD, RN, CNL

Use of Focus Groups to Elicit Student Perception of NCLEX-RN Preparation

Mary K. Pabst, PhD, RN; Jan Strom, PhD, RN and Penny J. Reiss, PhD, RN

Department
Syllabus Selection: Innovative Learning Activities